RALEIGH â North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen outlined a timeline for Group 3 frontline workers becoming eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, beginning with anyone working in child care or in PreK â 12 schools, on February 24 during a media briefing on February 10.
To be considered a frontline essential worker in child care or schools, an individual must be in-person at their place of work, including staff who anticipate an imminent return to an in-person work setting. Under the timeline outlined, the state plans to move to additional frontline workers on March 10.
Avery County announced last week the acquisition of a pair of mobile units that will be utilized to ramp up vaccination efforts in the county as it continues the vaccination process.
Local child care center prepares as N.C.âs Group 3 soon able to make vaccine appointments
Local child care center prepares as N.C.âs Group 3 soon able to make vaccine appointments By Brandon Hamilton | February 11, 2021 at 10:32 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 11:17 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - With North Carolina set to move into group three of the vaccination phase, child care workers are preparing to get their first dose.
âItâs oâ happy day,â said Gloria Dukes, executive director and owner of Bright Future Learning Center and Bright Future Enrichment Center. âWeâve been waiting for this, because weâve been out here, weâve been from the beginning. Weâre frontline workers, weâre essential workers, and weâre a part of the economy getting back to work.â
North Carolina is opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for more people, including prekindergarten through 12th-grade teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria
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“This virus continues to spread and it’s critical that we keep taking it seriously,” said Cooper.
Cautious optimism from Gov. Roy Cooper today as he unveiled the state budget and COVID relief plan.
“People need help immediately. And we have both the means and the power to give it to them,” said Cooper.
Cooper is proposing cash infusions for rent relief, two billion dollars for schools, one time bonuses for educators, and funds to keep businesses afloat.
“I propose we invest $37 million dollars more in emergency state funds to support small businesses with a focus on historically underutilized businesses,” said Cooper.